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[quote=Anonymous]No.  I'm a SAHM and my DH travels a lot but he still knows what is going in with the kids-- comes to some dr. Appts that he can, and asks about their daily lives.  Of course my girls are (thankfully!) super healthy so far so there is not much to keep track of or be involved in.

Honestly, I often 'make' him responsible for the girls so that he is up to date on their development.  I have also had to teach myself to update him regularly on their lives.  I am not a big small talk person and so for awhile I didn't talk to him about the minutia of what we did at home during the day because it was boring to me and I thought it would be for him.  But then I realized I was creating distance between him and them, so now I make it a point to talk consistently about what is happening with them and it helps (though he often does not listen, but that's another issue).

My point, I guess, is that sometimes I feel like I'm not being a 'good' SAHM when I ask him to take responsibility for something for the kids, but it's the most effective way to keep him an active part of their lives.  So maybe you could make your H responsible for part of your kids health care-- especially since you both work.  Talk to him and create a plan so that he is more involved-- even if he doesn't particularly want to be.  Good luck!
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